Posts by Josh Gudgeon
Ellesmere Port lad inspiration behind cutting edge research
Ellesmere Port lad inspiration behind cutting edge research 27 September 2022 An 11-year-old boy with kidney disease has inspired his medical researcher uncle to focus his work on making more kidneys available for transplant. With our funding, Dr John Stone has been working on a novel method known as normothermic perfusion. His team are investigating…
Read More“Gift of time” could enable nearly 100 more kidney transplants each year
“Gift of time” could enable nearly 100 more kidney transplants each year 26 September 2022 Kidney Research UK has today revealed that around 100 kidneys could potentially be saved for transplant each year after being retrieved from donors. We looked at three years of data from NHS Blood and Transplant to determine the number of…
Read MoreWorst case scenario was Sanjay’s reality
Worst case scenario was Sanjay’s reality 25 September 2022 Sanjay’s story sounds like a worst-case scenario but is an unfortunate reality for many people with kidney disease. After racing to hospital for a transplant twice, it was only on the third call from the transplant team that he was able to finally get his life…
Read MoreCycling in memory of my best friend
Cycling in memory of my best friend 08 July 2022 Kerry Brindle still can’t talk about the death of her best friend Niki Power without crying. It’s been five years since the mum of two passed away, her body devastated by hereditary polycystic kidney disease. “I’d known Niki since I was 17. I met her…
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